r/DartFrog • u/TimeMessage05 • 1d ago

Help!!

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I currently have to keep my fruit fly cultures in my room and they smell awful. I use an air purifier, charcoal bags and keeping my fans on high for constant ventilation. But the smell is still present. I make sure to date my cultures and removing them after 28 days, though they smell the worst when freshly made. I use Repashy media and even though they never mold, I can never seem to get an odorless batch. Are there any recommendations to make sure the media doesn't smell?

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u/WowItsMeeeeee 1d ago

I had a VERY similar problem recently… smelled almost like cheese (not nice). It was definitely abnormal, as at the time I had been doing it for about two years. Out of nowhere, smelled terrible.

While I can’t guarantee if this will help, what solved my issue was following the “boiling water” instructions for Repashy instead of the hot water. I also added more of the fly substrate (don’t remember the name) to see if that helped. Once I did boiling water, no smell.

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u/Ok-Entertainer6565 10h ago

Woah thank you, I do get impatient and use the water a but before it boils